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Swagger, the Cleveland Browns' six-year-old bullmastiff mascot, died unexpectedly Friday of cancer, the team announced.
Hayden Grove of Cleveland.com first reported the news.
Swagger led the team out of the FirstEnergy Stadium tunnel before every game there from Sept. 2014 to Oct. 2019. He was the team's first live mascot and made "regular appearances on Dawg Pound Drive and events throughout the community," per Browns writer Andrew Gribble.
Gribble also provided the following biographical information on the beloved dog:
"Swagger, who was born July 20, 2013, hailed from FD Farms, a certified member of the American Kennel Club, in Rootstown, Ohio.